WATCH NOW: National COVID-19 taskforce briefs nation on status of the coronavirus lockdown

As day one of the country’s 21-day lockdown draws to a close, ministers are expected to outline the state of the country’s response. The briefing comes on the heels of South Africa’s first deaths from the new virus.

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